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Dog squad goes undercover in poo war

by Criticom | July 4, 2008 at 10:09 am

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WARNING, dog lovers: the plain-clothes poo police are watching.

After an increase in complaints, undercover City of Sydney rangers will be pinging careless dog owners a $275 on-the-spot fine for failing to bin their pup's poo.

"Stepping in dog waste can ruin a family picnic or a morning jog and many parents have expressed concern about hygiene issues for young children," Garry Harding, the City of Sydney's director of services, said yesterday.

"Uniformed rangers have found dog owners are generally responsible during patrols, but some irresponsible owners … change their behaviour when rangers leave. Those owners are now on notice to be responsible or face a fine."

The patrols will start in mid-July in all areas - including the city's 33 off-leash parks.

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2roxfox

at 03:11 on July 5th, 2008

i think that the images on the signs depicting the dog going to the toilet are worse than dog poo. Having said that, dog poo is pretty revolting too.

BHQ

at 03:30 on July 5th, 2008

$275 is nothing, in Exeter it's £1000 ($2200 AUD)

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itslefty

at 12:52 on July 5th, 2008

At least its bio-degradable

Mr&Mrs Kingaby

at 13:21 on July 7th, 2008

I don't actually live in Sydney (I live in the Netherlands) but I do have a dog. Personally I do think owners should clean up after their dogs if possible. However I think putting undercover officers in the park to give fines maybe going a bit over the top. Also I am curious if cat owners are fined as well. If there is a cat pooing in the park do the officers find out who the owner is and give them a fine? Here there is as much cat poo in the park as there is doggie doo.

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